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    The last act? Wales’ arts sector faces an uncertain future in challenging times

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Octavo’s Book Café and Wine Bar is former home of a coaching inn known as the oldest building in the Cardiff Bay area
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Poetry sessions to support local artists

Could you be the next Dylan Thomas? Octavo’s Book Café and Wine Bar are hosting bi-monthly open mic events for poets and musicians
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Cardiff Character: Mike Griffith

In a cafe where board games and beer collide, the bar manager of Chance & Counters discusses barista and board game culture
Diverse voices speaking up to empower young generation of marginalised writers in Wales
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A new generation of Welsh writers are raising their voices to increase representation in literature

Young people are taking action to increase literary opportunities and make structural change by platforming diverse voices in the literature scene
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Brass Eye documentary heads to Cardiff

Oxide Ghosts is hosted by Snowcat Cinema at Milk & Sugar and will be followed by a Q&A session with director Michael Cumming
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#InPoverty: Where can we find new music if grassroots venues are gone?

Small venues have been a staple for live music in the city, but their closure could be problematic for up-and-coming bands
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Has Wales found its next great popstar?

Betsy’s debut album is a pop spectacle via a farm in rural Pembrokeshire.
A derelict Caerphilly high street
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Voxpop: Are charity shops are changing the way their high streets are viewed?

The presence of charity shops is causing concern as communities in South Wales are forced to question how charity shops affect high streets
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Arts publication opens creative space

Arts publication Lumin Journal has opened its own library to provide local artists with a more alternative creative space for expression
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Intimate gig hosted in secret location

Sofar Sounds are organising a gig in Cardiff for those who want to go to more intimate, relaxed music events with emerging local artists
The sun shines behind the Norwegian Church Arts Centre
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Norwegian Church Arts Centre in Cardiff Bay faces privatisation

The church has been open for 150 years however Cardiff council wish to privatise it for commercial gain in the Bay
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